Market Street to reopen Saturday night

By Vianna Davila :
August 28, 2014
: Updated: August 29, 2014 9:15pm

SAN ANTONIO — Market Street near the Convention Center will reopen Saturday night after being closed for a year of construction.

Two lanes of Market, which remains one way eastbound, will reopen around 9 p.m. Saturday, said Mike Frisbie, director of the city's Transportation and Capital Improvements Department. Two other lanes will remain closed while construction continues on the Convention Center.

The city closed the street between Bowie Street and Interstate 37 starting in September to reconstruct and straighten Market to allow for the eastward expansion of the Convention Center.

Once Market reopens, drivers will have more options where the street crosses I-37: They can turn left and head toward Commerce Street, or turn right and drive toward Montana Street or César E. Chávez Boulevard.

As part of the project, the city has added pedestrian walkways, bike paths and an area that can be shared by both cyclists and pedestrians, said Melissa S. Sparks, spokeswoman for TCI.

The city still has to complete some sidewalk improvements and landscaping, which could take another month. The city also might have to close some lanes at night while they install overhead signs, Frisbie said. vdavila@express-news.net, Twitter: @viannadavila